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माता शिशूनां निधनं सुतानां निशम्य घोरं परितप्यमाना ।
तदारुदद्वाष्पकलाकुलाक्षी तां सान्त्वयन्नाह किरीटमाली ॥ १५ ॥

Draupadi, the mother of the five children of the Pandavas, after hearing of the massacre of her sons, began to cry in distress with eyes full of tears. Trying to pacify her in her great loss, Arjuna spoke to her thus:

mata sisunam nidhanam sutanam

nisamya ghoram paritapyamana

tadarudad vaspa-kalakulaksi

tam santvayann aha kiritamali

mata-the mother; sisunam-of the children; nidhanam-massacre; sutanam-of the sons; nisamya-after hearing; ghoram-ghastly; paritapyamana-lamenting; tada-at that time; arudat-began to cry; vaspa-kala-akula-aksi-with tears in the eyes; tam-her; santvayan-pacifying; aha-said; kiritamali-Arjuna.